Pre-Masters in Engineering

About this route

The Engineering Pre-Masters programme provides the subject knowledge, language proficiency and study skills you need to progress to postgraduate degree study in a related field at the University of Surrey.

During the programme you will study a core unit of general subject skills and subject-specific units, which are carefully designed for your academic development.

If you need to improve your English language to reach the required level, you can take our English for Pre-Masters programme over one or two semesters before starting your Pre-Masters programme.

Modules

Core units

Academic English Skills

Career Ahead for 1-semester programme

This module provides the opportunity for students to identify and develop skills for success, both in their studies and future career. The focus on employability skills reflects the fact that Pre-Masters students are closer to the job market than any of our other students.

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding

Evaluate own level of personal development through the application of Kolb’s learning cycle

Subject-specific

Recognise and analyse the importance of behavioural competencies required for success in own chosen career area

Key Skills

Self-assess relative strengths of career resume and identify areas for self-development

Reflect on the application of a range of effective interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills through both independent and group work

Research Skills for Masters (Engineering)

This module provides contextual knowledge of research methods and techniques in order to prepare students for study and research at Masters level.

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding

Use Engineering knowledge and skills to carry out an investigative project

Subject-specific

Justify a choice of Research Design and Research Methodology within the field of Engineering Research

Produce a Literature Review in the selected discipline

Analyse scientific data as part

Critically evaluate key concepts

Key Skills

Summarise the findings of an investigative project, using graphs and display charts

Produce a scientific dissertation following standard referencing

Present the results of the investigation to peers

Maths for Engineering

This module provides an opportunity for students to develop both their mathematical reasoning and mathematical modelling skills through theory and working examples.

Journal Club

This module provides an opportunity for experience of extended reading and writing to demonstrate an appropriate level of synthesis, through a literature review, speaking skills, presentation of journal articles or texts.

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding

Deploy acquired knowledge of principles of critical reading

Subject-specific

Apply relevant subject-specific academic conventions to academic writing, including use of data and diagrams

Key Skills

Demonstrate competence in the process of self-critical drafting for postgraduate study, reflecting on and incorporating feedback

Apply independent learning techniques

Critically evaluate sources and reflect on the process of leading a seminar and discussion

Demonstrate effective use of MATLAB for data analysis, visualisation and mathematical modelling

Use MATLAB apps to create and train Neural Networks

Research Skills for Masters (ENG)

This module provides contextual knowledge of research methods and techniques in order to prepare students for study and research at Masters level.

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding

Use Engineering knowledge and skills to carry out an investigative project

Subject-specific

Justify a choice of Research Design and Research Methodology within the field of Engineering Research

Produce a Literature Review in the selected discipline

Analyse scientific data as part

Critically evaluate key concepts

Key Skills

Summarise the findings of an investigative project, using graphs and display charts

Produce a scientific dissertation following standard referencing

Present the results of the investigation to peers

Journal Club

This module provides an opportunity for experience of extended reading and writing to demonstrate an appropriate level of synthesis, through a literature review, speaking skills, presentation of journal articles or texts.

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge and Understanding

Deploy acquired knowledge of principles of critical reading

Subject-specific

Apply relevant subject-specific academic conventions to academic writing, including use of data and diagrams

Key Skills

Demonstrate competence in the process of self-critical drafting for postgraduate study, reflecting on and incorporating feedback

Apply independent learning techniques

Critically evaluate sources and reflect on the process of leading a seminar and discussion